Adjustable bracket for supporting wall radiators



March 25 1924.

C. J. BRANCH ADJUSTABLE BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING WALL RADIATORS INVENTOR: m

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ATTQRNEYS.

Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

paired STATES CHARLES J. BRANCH. or PHILen'nLrHIA. PENNSYLVANIA.

amusrmstnjnnacfirir FOR SUPPORTING WALL namaroas.

Application filed March a, 1923. Serial No. 623,567.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GHAnLEs J. BRANCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulAdjustable Bracket for Supporting Wall Radiators, of which the-following is a specification. V

My invention relates to a novel construction of an adjustable bracket for supporting wall radiators and-the like, wherein I employ an upright back supporting member adaptedto contact with the wall and having a body provided with'a front and a forwardlyextending reinforced or U-shaped lateral extension near itslower end, below which: an aligning downward extension adapt-ed also to contact with said wall in conjunction with a detachable lower radiator supporting member beingloosely mounted upon an adjustable bolt passing through the lateral U-shaped portion of said upper upright member, whereby said lower supporting member can be adjusted vertically at all times, even after the radiator is set in position, provision being further made for stiffening and reinforcing the lower lateral or upwardly curved arm, upon which the bottom of the radiator rests, by a reinforcing plate supported on the head of said bolt.

By my invention a novel, strong and durable construction is produced which is in- GXPSIlSlVB to manufacture, and provislon 13 made for effectlvely reinforcing and ad usting the lower portion of the device, and

there is no liability of abrading the wall by the rear arm of the lower radiator supporting member, since the arm contacts with the lower extension of the back supporting member. j

It further consists of other novel features of advantage and construction all as willbe hereinafter set forth. L

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I haveshown in f the accompanying drawings forms thereof which area-t present preferred byme, since they will give in p'raotice satisfactory andf relijable "results, 'although iti'sto be llliderstoodthat the various instrumentalities. o'fwhich Iny invention consists can be variously arranged and -'organiized andjthat nay-invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization 1 h s st uiiientalit i'e n Shown described: l

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of an adjustable bracket for supporting a Wall radiator or the like embodying my invention.

Figure 2 represents a front view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a perspective view of the bottom reinforcing plate seen in Figures 1 and 2.-

Figure 4 represents on a reduced scale, a sectional view similar to the lower portion of Figure 1, but showing the bottom reinforcing plate as riveted'to the bottom of the radiator support.

Figure 5 represents a view similar to Fig.- ure 4, but showing a screw or bolt employed instead of the rivet as the connectingmeans for the radiator support and bottom plate.

Figure 6 represents a vertical sectional view showing a modified construction of the lower portion of the support.

Figure 7 represents a perspective view of a modification.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures;

Referring to the drawings,

In carrying out my invention I employ an upright back supporting member 1 which is composed of a strip of wrought iron or the like having the body portion 2 and the upper deflected terminal 3. The body portion 2 near its lower end is bent laterally or forwardly as at 4, vertically or downwardly as at 5, and then laterally inwardly as at 6, and then downwardly as at 7, the members 4, 5, and 6 forming a lateral U-shaped construction, having the holes 8 and 9-therein through which passes the bolt 10, the upper end of the latter passing through the nut 11, which is contained between the walls 4, 5 and 6, while on the upper end of the bolt isthe lock nut 11*, which, however, may be dispensed with if desired.

-It will be apparent that the rear surface of the body portion Qandthe downward extension 7 are secured directly to the wall. Against the outer surface of the downward extension 7 contacts'the rear limb 12 of the lower. radiator'support 13, which is bent at 14, so as to form the downwardly extending front member 15 from which projects the lateral or upwardly curved foot member 16, which supports the radiator section '21-. i i

The bent portion .14 of the. radiator sup port is provided with the hole 17 through which the adjusting bolt 10 passes, and the head 18 of the bolt supports the bottom reinforcing plate 19, the latter having the slot 20 therein through which said bolt passes.

The top of the plate 19 contacts with the bottom end of the member 12 and with the bottom of the foot 16, and it will be apparent from my construction that the head 18 of the-bolt is so positioned that it is very convenient of access, and by turning said head and bolt the foot 16 and the reinforcing plate 19 can be readily raised and lowered so as to be readily adjusted to and with the radiator section 21, seen dotted in Figure 1.

The body 2 and the member 7 are provided with the holes 22 for convenientattachment to the wall. Special attention is called to the fact that the rear member 12 of the radiator support does not contact with the wall but contacts with the lower extension 7 of the body member 2, so that no abrading of the wall or wall paper is possible in the use of my invention.

In the construction seen in Figures at and 5, I have shown on a reduced scale, substair tially the same construction of the lower portion of the support seen in Figure 2,'excepting that in Figure 1, I have shown thebottom reinforcing plate 19 as riveted to the foot 16 by the rivet 23, while in Figure 5, I have employed in lieu of the rivet 23, the screw or bolt 2 1.

In the construction shown in Figure 6, I

have shown the lower end of the bolt 10 as being provided with the sleeve 25, which is positioned between the members 12 and 15, and against the bottom of said sleeve rests the washer 26 against which contacts the bolt-head 18, the bottom reinforcing plate 19 seen in the other figures being omitted.

. It will be seen from the foregoing that by my invention I have produced an adjustable wall bracket, which can be cheaply manufaciured, since the rear upright 2 as well as the radiator support 13 can be cheaply made from standard strips of wrought iron and readily bent into the desired shape. By locating the bolt head 18 at the bottom of'the plate 19, provision is made for accurately adjusting the support with respect to the radiator section 21 vertically either before or after the radiator is in place which adjustment is difficult if not impracticable where the bolt head is positioned between the upperportion of the pocket formed between the members 12 and 15, as has heretofore been suggested in the prior art.

I am aware that it has been proposed in Patent No. 1,334,749 to employ a wall radiator bracket consistingof an upper part having a forward extension at its lower end, and a lower part having a radiator supporting arm, the rear arm of the radiator support bearing against the wall below the upper part, and an adjustable bolt loosely connecting the lower part.

My invent-ion, however, is differentiated from the foregoing, since the rear arm 12 does not bear against the wall as I provide the downward extension 7 as the bearing surface for said rear arm of my radiator support, so that there is no liability of abrading the wall or wall paper or of making holes in the wall, and in addition by the employment of the reinforcingplate 19, I form a substantial and effective reinforcing support for the lower arm 16 as well as the radiator section 21 and in addition I am enabled to position the bolt head 18, so that it is readily accessible fora wrench or other bolt head is contained in a pocket between the members of the radiator support which is in practice very difficult of access and does not permit of practical adjustment when the radiator is in place. V V

The provision of the lower plate 19' also differentiates my device from the construe tion aforesaid, as it constitutes a very advantageous feature in the stiffening and reinforcing of the lower lateral arm 16, which has to support the heavy radiator section. The loclr nut 11 may be omitted, as in practice the single nut 11 will suffice, and said nut is prevented from rotation by its contact with the wall of the recess containing it. Y V

The top of the radiator may be supported by any suitable means, as seen in Figure 1, which I have not deemed it necessary to describe in detail. i

A'further advantage in practical use'attained by my invention by reason of the downwardly projecting extension? forming continuity of the back member 2 arises from the fact that these devices are frequently applied to rough upright surfaces,

such as brick or stone walls, and where the downward extension 7 such as I employ is omitted, the lower radiator supporting bracket has its rear arm liable to abut against projections or irregularities on thebrick or stone wall so that it is canted out of proper alignment with the radiator section and its adjuncts.

By my device the lower radiator support 13 is always positively secured in proper alignment with respect to its adjuncts by reason of the contact of its rear arm with the smooth vertical front or outer face of the downwardly extending arm 7 It will be understood that, if desired, the position of the bolt head 18 may be reversed, that is, the bolt 10 instead of being inserted initially upwardly through the slot 20 in the plate 19 may be first threaded through the nut 11 and thenihave its lower threaded end protruding through the slot 20 provided with a nut, any suitable means being provided for preventing the head 18 from turning which in the construction suggested, occupies the position of the locking nut 11*. In the foregoing embodiment, the nuts 11 and 11 may be omitted.

It will be further understood that instead of the holes 8 and 9, the members t and 6 may be provided with slots 8 and 9", as seen in Figure 7 thereby permitting a lateral adjustment of the bolt 10 and its adjuncts.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful adjustable bracket for supporting wall radiators which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of modification in various particulars without de parting from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An adjustable bracket for supporting wall radiators, comprising a rear supporting Wall engaging member carrying a nut, a lower radiator support formed fro-m a strip of metal bent between its ends to provide a radiator supporting arm at one end and a downwardly extending rear vertical arm at the other end, which latter engages the lower front surface of said wall engaging member, a bottom reinforcing plate for said radiator supporting arm, and a bolt common to said lower plate and nut.

2. An adjustable bracket for supporting wall radiators, comprising a rear upright,

composed of an upper body portion having a non-rotatable nut seated therein, and a lower pendant aligning wall engaging extension below said nut, a lower radiator support having a rear downwardly extending vertical arm bearing against the front surface of said pendant extension and a forward projecting arm adapted to support a radiator, a reinforcing plate contacting with the bottom of said rear and laterally extending arms of said radiator support, and a bolt common to said plate and nut for adjusting said radiator support vertically.

3. An adjustable bracket for supporting wall radiators, comprising a rear upright, composed of an upper body portion having a nonrotatable nut seated therein, and a lower pendant aligning wall engaging extension below said nut, a lower radiator support having a rear downwardly extending vertical arm bearing against the front face of said pendant extension and a forward projecting arm adapted to support a radiator, a bottom reinforcing plate contacting with the bottom of said rear and laterally extending arms, a bolt common tosaid plate and nut for adjusting said radiator support vertically, and a fastening device common to said bottom plate and forwardly projecting arm.

4:. An adjustable bracket for supporting wall radiators, comprising a rear upright, composed of an upper body portion having a non-rotatable nut seated therein, and a lower pendant aligning extension below said nut, a lower radiator support having a rear downwardly extending vertical arm bearing against the front face of said pendant extension and a forward projecting arm adapted to support a radiator, a, bottom reinforcing plate contacting with the bottom of said rear and laterally extending arms, a bolt common to said plate and nut for adjusting said radiator support vertically, and a fastening device common to said bottom plate and forwardly projecting arm, the rear end of said reinforcing plate contacting with the bottom of said rear downwardly extending vertical arm.

5. An adjustable bracket for supporting wall radiators, comprising a rear supporting member carrying a nut, a lower radiator support formed from a strip of metal bent between its ends to provide a supporting arm at one end and a rear downwardly extending vertical arm at the other end, a bottom reinforcing plate adapted to contact with the lower surfaces of the arms of said radiator support, and a bolt common to said lower plate and to said nut.

CHARLES J. BRANCH.

Witnesses:

E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS, C. D. MoVAY. 

